Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[andy_leics22]

ITN News just showed a forecasted snow depth map which showed 10cm widespread over central England and depths of 20 to 40cm south of Birmingham.

Here I am expecting somewhere between 20 - 40cm, but probably nearer 20cm.

Daniel Corbett on BBC weather earlier showed the heaviest snow to be south of Birmingham, both SE & SW

You are expecting 20-40cm in snow?

Good luck with that, you'll need it.

[cyclonic happiness]

We have a reallt weird light here so i thought I'd take a photo, so after ages fiddling with the camera I got this, look really good.

[Potent Gust]

Snow on and off here for most of the afternoon. We have a covering at the moment.

[Eugene]

I`m glad people SE of birmingham are in the high risk zone of severe weather and the rest of the week, you brummies always get more than me being higher up so its pay back time.

[MKN]

You are expecting 20-40cm in snow?

Good luck with that, you'll need it.

the problem for oxford could be them ending up to far west, as already highlighted its further east than first thought. 20-40cms may be more like 10-20 at best. i think further east may do better.

[azores92]

Just goes to show what a few miles can make....it can work for you, or against you....thats why, despite the models suggesting otherwise, I wouldn't quite yet write off the night for staffs/north of brum, stranger things have happened

i wouldnt write anything off for this evening, unpredictable seems to be the right word! once again, good luck to all

[Fatbird]

Stopped here for now, fingers crossed for more.

Edited January 5, 2010 by Fatbird

[phantom]

They are reading my posts! Thanks guys. I'm doing my bit to keep everyone up-to-date.

NMM still keen on this idea of a front coming down after the main band sinks southwards which could deposit an additional 1-2cm of snow across the county towards the late morning.

LOTS to keep an eye on but overall confidence is increasing on a fair bit of snow around the county over the next 24 hrs, particularly the further south and west you go.

All that coming up through London on the radar can't miss us. Can it ?

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Edited January 5, 2010 by phantom

[butler_son]

Having looked out of another window I think it may be more than just snizzle it is settling on the middle of the main road here so may be slightly better than half a centimeter

and the heavy snizzle is still falling... if it could just change to real flakes for half an hour it would look great out there

cheers

FC

I don't think this is snizzle...are you still in the City Centre or a suburb?

It's coming down now - my second present from Grimsby in 2 days!

[we_want_snow]

I've given up on the main band which looked detined for me...I should have known better

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Why have the winds changed to total E

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Has been snowing and settling for the last hour or so.

yeah same here, anything's a bonus, i'd say never complain about snow whatever the amount, just pleased ive got some

[frozencanals]

wow the flakes are getting bigger in Notts City Centre they can almost be described as small snow flakes now....

come on lets have some real woppers now... please.....

Cheers

FC

[Frank]

Got a bad feeling about this Frank!!

Well on the bright side, if we dont get anything at least the kids still get to go school

I shall keep an open mind, if we get some we do, if not then hey ho

Edited January 5, 2010 by Frank

[Hailsowen]

Just under 9 hours of constant snow now (albeit a heavy spell and then snizzle), and it's built a depth of a third of a foot near me (4 inches/over 10cm)!

Although I've been about (on foot, no way of getting a car up my road) and the rest oh Halesowen appears to have had less, say about 2 inches. It just shows how localised things are.

If this continues, I'm hoping to get to the magical half foot!

Edited January 5, 2010 by Hailsowen

[Potent Gust]

Quite heavy snow now here!!

[Nick L]

Completely stopped now, I think that's my lot!

Hopefully the ECM will come true and I will have a shot at getting my first significant snowfall at the weekend.

[snowmadchrisuk]

If that heavy band from the South moves much further North it is going to end up in Leicester .

[Rommy]

still snowing in coventry.. abt 10cm now..but just checked net weather and metcheck and they are both forecasting snow for wednesday in coventry and heavy to!...????

[azores92]

spoke too soon, still snowing here, yessss

[we_want_snow]

Why did the big band come down over Liver/ N Wales towards me, raise our hopes, only to slip SW and miss me again. Pathetic.

[tom_f123]

Nothing falling here atm, think thats my lot for tonight, everything a bit to far south for me. Decent covering, nothing special. Good luck to those further south.

[rock500]

If that heavy band from the South moves much further North it is going to end up in Leicester .

Thats what i am looking at as well,hopefully as it moves north it does not get pulled to much to the west by the low.

[Strider]

Could that band in Reading make it up here?

[cyclonic happiness]

10cm here and still falling!!! will get some photos soon.

[we_want_snow]

Is there any snow near Telford, Radar shows it